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{{Character Data | {{Character Data | ||
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| seen=Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I | | seen=Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I | ||
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'''Donzo''' is a biker and part of [[Willy]]'s [[California]] [[w:motorcycle|motorcycle]] gang. | '''Donzo''' is a biker and part of [[Willy]]'s [[w:California|California]] [[w:motorcycle|motorcycle]] gang. | ||
He asks Willy about the [[turbocycle]]s that [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] are riding, encouraging Willy to investigate. He pulls up to Dillon's left as the gang circles them with their own motorcycles {{G80|Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I}}. | He asks Willy about the [[turbocycle]]s that [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] are riding, encouraging Willy to investigate. He pulls up to Dillon's left as the gang circles them with their own motorcycles {{G80|Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I}}. | ||
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In the [[Galactica Discovers Earth (Book)|novelization]] by [[Michael Resnick]], this character is named of '''Donzo Gates'''<ref>{{cite_book|last=Resnick|first=Michael|authorlink=Michael Resnick|authorlinkurl=|year=1981|title=[[Battlestar Galactica 5: Galactica Discovers Earth]]|publisher=Berkley Books|location=|id=|pages=22}}</ref>. The motivation for his fight with Troy and Dillon is revealed as a means to stop his "old lady" from making eyes on [[Lizard Charlie]], an event that transpires over the course of the past week. Further, his motivation for joining Hell's Angels is for the fights; he carries a switchblade that he tries to slice the Warriors with, only for Troy to use the knife to slice the bikers' tires after dispatching the twenty-plus Angels with their [[laser pistol (1980)|laser pistols]].<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 22-24</ref> | In the [[Galactica Discovers Earth (Book)|novelization]] by [[Michael Resnick]], this character is named of '''Donzo Gates'''<ref>{{cite_book|last=Resnick|first=Michael|authorlink=Michael Resnick|authorlinkurl=|year=1981|title=[[Battlestar Galactica 5: Galactica Discovers Earth]]|publisher=Berkley Books|location=|id=|pages=22}}</ref>. The motivation for his fight with Troy and Dillon is revealed as a means to stop his "old lady" from making eyes on [[Lizard Charlie]], an event that transpires over the course of the past week. Further, his motivation for joining Hell's Angels is for the fights; he carries a switchblade that he tries to slice the Warriors with, only for Troy to use the knife to slice the bikers' tires after dispatching the twenty-plus Angels with their [[laser pistol (1980)|laser pistols]].<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 22-24</ref> | ||
== Behind the Scenes == | == Behind the Scenes == | ||
* In "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]" at 0:22:11 on the Blu-ray | [[File:Donzo's stand-in in Galactica Discovers Earth.jpg|thumb|left|Donzo's stand-in]] | ||
* In "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]" at 0:22:11 (on the Blu-ray version), it is clearly a younger stand-in who's riding Donzo's motorcycle. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category: People from Earth]] | [[Category: People from Earth]] | ||
[[Category: 1980]] | [[Category: 1980]] | ||